Combined CY 2007 Total Allowed Charge Impact for the 5-year Review of Work RVUs and Practice Expense Changes, Multiple Imaging Reduction, OPPS Imaging Cap, and CY 2007 Update.

Table 36 shows the impact on total payments for selected high-volume procedures of all of the changes previously discussed. Impact of Final Rule with Comment Period and Estimated Physician Update on 2007 Payment for Selected Procedures.

Table 37 shows the impact of this year's changes to CY 2007 payments to hospital based and independent ESRD facilities. Impact of the CY 2007 changes in Payments to Hospital Based and Independent ESRD Facilities.

Table 7 show the Payment Localities with Negative Percent Change in GAF1 Between 2006 and 2007 Due to Removal of the 1.000 Work Floor.

For more complete information on these changes see Friday, December 1, 2006 Federal Register/Rules and Regulations at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fedreg/a061201c.html

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	69624–70251 [06–9086]

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